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Man on Stilts
2018
solo piano
3'30"
Commissioned by Michael James Smith
Premiered April 5, 2018, at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Additional performance at NACUSA National Conference, May 2, 2021
Program note:
“Man on Stilts,” written for and premiered by Michael James Smith, responds to Alexander Calder's wire acrobat sculptures, and is also an ode to the wobbly rhythmic grooves that I associate with the music of D’Angelo.
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